WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM PUBLICATIONS
The Western Australian Museum Publications Department is a specialist press dedicated to publishing quality books about the natural and cultural heritage and environment of Western Australia and Australia, for both the general reader and the academic and scientific communities.
WAM Publications also publishes the refereed research journal Records of the Western Australian Museum and regular volumes of Supplements containing new research in the natural sciences.
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ALPHABETICAL PRICE LIST:
Use the search function on your browser (Press <Ctrl> + <F> on most browsers) to find keywords or specific authors in the following list.
Recommended Retail Prices (RRP) are in Australian dollars and include 10% GST (deductable for overseas orders)
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A Guide to Wetland Invertebrates of Southwestern Australia Jenny Davis and Faye Christidis Wetlands contain a wonderful and amazing array of invertebrates, but they are largely unseen and therefore unknown. This guide represents a step towards the better knowledge, and therefore appreciation of, the aquatic fauna of our valuable wetlands. ISBN: 9 780646 303918 RRP: $33.00 Format: 178 pages, PB, 260 x 190 mm, 620g |
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Albert the Dinosaur Geraldine Carlin The delightful story of Albert, an albertosaurus (cousin of tyrannosaurus). It tells of his life and death, of the discovery of his fossil and of his journey to a museum. Illustrated by primary school children and based on scientific research, Albert is an ideal introduction to dinosaurs and fossils. ISBN: 9 780724 497423 RRP: $4.40 Format: 20 pages, PB, 210 x 210 mm, 85g |
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Ancient Floras of Western Australia Steve McLoughlin and Ken McNamara Western Australia has one of the most diverse floras in the world - more than 12,000 species of plants are estimated to exist. This book takes us back through the ancient fossil record to introduce both general readers and students to the ancestors of the state's remarkable modern flora. ISBN: 9 780730 726920 RRP: $10.95 Format: 44 pages, PB, 240 x 185 mm, 160g |
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Australia Minescapes Edward Burtynsky A stunning collection of aerial photographs that reveal the extraordinary and contradictory beauty to be found in the colour and texture of Australia's huge man-made minescapes. A sumptuous, large format, casebound book also features a series of accessible and insightful essays on Burtynsky's work, on photography and Australian landscape and art. ISBN: 978 1 920843 42 7 RRP: $55.95 Format: 92 pages, HB, 285 x 355 mm, 1250g |
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Bring Back The Butterflies OUT OF PRINT RW Hay, TF Houston, A Williams and M Williams
RRP: $10.95 Format: 72 pages, PB, 180g |
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Building Frog Friendly Gardens Ken Aplin, Anthea Paino and Lyndal Sleep
RRP: $10.95 Format: 68 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 200g |
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Conservation And Care of Collections OUT OF PRINT David Gilroy and Ian Godfrey; Eds,
ISBN: 0 730712 15 X RRP: $38.45 Format: 181 pages, PB, 640g
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Coral Reefs: Nature's Wonders Walter and Jean Deas
RRP: $39.95 Format: 300 pages, PB, 240 x 168 mm, 820g |
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Country: Visions of Land and People in Western Australia Andrea Gaynor, Mathew Trinca and Anna Haebich (editors)
RRP: $27.45 Format: 274 pages, PB, 235 x 152 mm, 600g |
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Exploring in Western Australia Hazel Biggs
ISBN: 9 780730 983958 RRP: $14.25 Format: 94 pages, PB, 240 x 195 mm, 340g |
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Fashioning the Stone: Minerals, Magic and Science Alex Bevan
ISBN: 9 780730 950172 RRP: $5.50 Format: 40 pages, PB, 180 x 240 mm, 160g |
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Field Guide to Birds of Western Australia GM Storr and RE Johnstone
RRP: $27.45 Format: 214 pages, 220 x 146 mm, 435g |
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Field Guide to Frogs of Western Australia (Fourth Edition) MJ Tyler and P Doughty
RRP: $35.00 Format: 160 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 480g |
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Field Guide to Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-East Asia (Fourth Edition) Gerald R Allen
ISBN: 978 1 910843 397 RRP: $35.00 Format: 288 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 810g |
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First Impressions Albany - Travellers' Tales Douglas RG Sellick
RRP: $21.95 Format: 236 pages, PB, 220 x 150 mm, 550g |
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Fossils of the Newmarracarra Limestone Ken McNamara and Kris Brimmell
RRP: $7.95 Format: 12 pages, PB, 46g |
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Foundations of Fremantle Deborah Tout-Smith
ISBN: 0 730738 11 6 RRP: $16.45 Format: 63 pages, PB, 292 x 210 mm, 325g |
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Freshwater Fishes of Australia OUT OF PRINT GR Allen, SH Midgley and M Allen
RRP: $45.00 Format: 400 pages, PB, 980g |
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From Oar to Diesel on the Swan Keith O Murray
RRP: $14.25 Format: 55 pages, PB, 210g |
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Gadiman Jawal Sandy and Esther Paddy (Moya Smith, ed.)
ISBN: 9 780730 915409 RRP: $7.95 Format: 32 pages, PB, 210 x 230 mm, 130g |
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Gogo Fish! The Story of the Western Australian Fossil Emblem John Long
Hardback Paperback ISBN: 9 781920 843083 RRP: $14.95 Format: 40 pages, 280 x 210 mm, 250g |
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Handbook of Birds of WA Vol I: Non-passerines (Emu to Dollar Bird) RE Johnstone and GM Storr
ISBN: 9 780 730 712 084 RRP: $104.00 Format: 436 pages, HB, 315 x 235 mm, 2420g |
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Handbook of Birds of WA Vol II:Passerines (Pitta Bird to Goldfinch) RE Johnstone and GM Storr
RRP: $130.00 Format: 530 pages, HB, 315 x 235 mm, 2890g Western Australian Birds Vol I and II Available together in a slipcase RRP: $250.00 |
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In Old Kalgoorlie OUT OF PRINT - Revised edition forthcoming Rob Pascoe
RRP: $32.95 Format: 212 pages, PB, 1110g |
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Japanese Swords and Fittings in the WA Museum George Trotter
ISBN: 9 780730 926238 RRP: $21.95 Format: 131 pages, PB, 292 x 210 mm, 640g |
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John Mawe's Shell Collector's Pilot Jeffrey D Stilwell
ISBN: 9 781920 843045 RRP: $9.95 Format: 84 pages, 225 x 240 mm, PB, 390g |
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Leo the Marsupial Lion John Long The story of a discovery in a cave in the Nullarbor desert of 'Leo' the marsupial lion, and of the other megafauna that lived in Australia one million years ago. The book also recreates the story of Leo's life leading up to his death all that time ago, and is an excellent introduction to the important research work of museum scientists. ISBN: 9 781920 843940 RRP: $24.95 Format: 32 pages, HB, 270 x 215 mm, 430g |
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Lizards of Western Australia Volume I - Skinks GM Storr, LA Smith and RE Johnstone
RRP: $38.45 Format: 294 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 840g |
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Major Edmund Lockyer - Forgotten Australian Pioneer Les Johnson
RRP: $19.80 Format: 188 pages, PB, 270g |
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Marine & Estuarine Fishes of South-Western Australia: A field guide for Anglers and Divers Barry Hutchins and Martin Thompson
ISBN: 9 780724 497584 RRP: $16.95 Format: 104 pages, PB, 240 x 165 mm, 260g |
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Matthew Flinders and His Scientific Gentlemen Juliet Wege, Alex George; et al. (editors)
RRP: $59.95 Format: 184pages, HB, 310 x 230 mm, 1130g |
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Metal 2001: Proceedings of the International Conference on Metals Conservation Ian MacLeod et al, eds
RRP: Format: 329 pages, PB, 1366g |
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Micro-Breweries To Monopoly and Back: Swan River Colony Breweries 1829-2002 Geoff Spiller
RRP: $21.95 Format: 232 pages, PB, 510g |
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Nyoongar Wordlist From the South West of Western Australia Ross Chadwick and Peter Bindon OUT OF PRINT
RRP: $23.95 Format: 496 pages, PB, 650g |
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Passenger Ships: Richard McKenna WA Maritime Photographer Don Finlayson and Richard McKenna
ISBN: 1 920843 02 7 RRP: $29.95 Format: 96 pages, PB, 460g |
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Pinnacles Ken McNamara
RRP: $18.95 Format: 64 pages, PB, 180 x 128 mm, 120g |
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Redemption of a Slave Ship: The James Matthews Graeme Henderson In the 1970's the wreck of the colonial period migrant ship, James Matthews, was found off Fremantle - careful examination and research revealed it had a dark past as a slave ship. Redemption of a Slave Ship is a comprehensive examination of a slaver; a tragic account of the people who lived and died on the vessel, and the story of one of Australia's most significant shipwrecks. ISBN: 978 1 920843 99 1 RRP: $45.00 Format: 384 pages, HB, 235 x 165 mm, 1160g |
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Research in Shark Bay: report of the France-Australe Bicentenary Expedition Committee. PF Berry, SD Bradshaw and BR Wilson; eds.,
ISBN: 0 730939 19 7 RRP: $16.50 Format: 325 pages, PB, 775g |
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Sea Slugs of Western Australia: A guide to species from the Indian to West Pacific Oceans Fred E Wells and Clay Bryce
ISBN: 9 780730 955238 RRP: $32.95 Format: 184 pages, PB, 215 x 148 mm, 430g |
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Seashells of Western Australia OUT OF PRINT Fred E Wells and Clay Bryce
RRP: $29.95 Format: 207 pages, PB, 436g |
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Snakes of Western Australia OUT OF PRINT GM Storr, LA Smith and RE Johnstone
RRP: $39.95 Format: 309 pages, PB, 870g |
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Stromatolites Ken McNamara
ISBN: 978 1 920843 45 8 RRP: $18.95 Format: 88 pages, PB, 180 x 128 mm, 150g |
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Tektites Ken McNamara and Alex Bevan
ISBN: 9 780730 726913 RRP: $9.95 Format: 40 pages, PB, 240 x 185 mm, 150g |
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The Cat Has Nine Lives Fred Robins
RRP: $19.95 Format: 189 pages, PB, 395g |
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1772: The French Annexation of New Holland The Tale of Louis de Saint Alouarn Philippe Godard and Tugdual de Kerros On 30 March 1772, on the desolate Dirk Hartog Island Louis de Saint Alouarn formally annexed what is now Australia in the name of France. This is the story of an epic voyage under the most extreme conditions; a retelling of a chapter of Australian history which has largely gone unrecognized. ISBN: 978 1 920843 98 4 RRP: $24.95 Format: 274 pages, PB, 235 x 165 mm |
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The Stolen Generations Anna Haebich and Ann Delroy
ISBN: 9 780730 744542 RRP: $17.95 Format: 64 pages, PB, 290 x 225 mm, 360g |
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Voyage of Discovery to Terra Australis by Willem de Vlamingh in 1696 Phillip Playford
RRP: $38.45 Format: 118 pages, HB, 245 x 180 mm, 530g Also available in paperback version RRP:$27.50 |
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WA Humpback and Right Whales - An increasing success story John Bannister
ISBN: 9 780 730 961 550 RRP: $10.95 Format: 52 pages, PB, 210 x 230 mm, 250g |
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Water in WA Evan Biggs
RRP: $14.25 Format: 62 pages, PB, 230g |
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